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NITED STATES ATENT ()FFICEO ELIAS D. ROTH, OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO,ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO A. H. PATTERSON, OF SAME PLACE.

VEHICLE-SPRING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,791, dated March 9,1886.

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1" aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIAS D. ROTH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fort Collins, in the county of Larimer and State of Col- 5orado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVehicle-Springs, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to springs for light wagons; and the object I havein view is to provide springs which, when adapted to the wagon,willbelight and strong, and at the same time equalize the weight upon the bodyof the vehicle in the line of draft, so that said body will always setlevel without regard to the weight, whether it is central or front orback.

The peculiarities of construction and arrangement will be hereinafterfully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings,making part of this specification, Figure 1represents a longitudinal section; Fig. 2, a bottom View; and Figs. 3,4, and 5, sections of detached parts, which will be hereinafter moreparticularly described.

In the figures, A represents the body of an ordinary light drivingwagon,and B the seat of same. Around the interior bottom of the body is aframe composed of four bars, C and C, suitably secured together and tothe body.

A A represent the axles, and M the ordinary perch with its braces.

I I represent side bars, there being two beneath the body on each side.To the inner ends of these side bars are secured metallic 3 5 plates JJ. The plates J are constructed with two jaws at their inner ends. Theinner ends of plates J are constructed to pass in between the jaws,where they are pivoted, as will be set forth.

D D represent rods, which pass down from beneath the seat, their lowerends passing in between the jaws of plates J J.

F represents a metallic rod, which runs beneath the body and crosswiseof? it. The ends 5 of this rod pass through the jaws of plates J J,through the ends of plates J J, and through the lower ends of rods D D,securing and piv oting the several parts together. The rods D D aresurrounded by two coiled springs, one

within the other, one being smaller and of less tension than the other.

G represents the large spring, and g the smaller one. The rods D D passthrough the longitudinal bars C, and also through a metal plate, H, uponsaid bars. The springs Gand 9 rest upon the plates II.

E represents a flanged metallic cap, which rests over the upper ends ofthe springs. The upper ends of rods D D pass through these caps, and areprovided on these upper ends with threaded nuts (I d, for the purpose ofregulating the tension of the springs. The bars I I are pivoted,as seenat S S, to the under side of the body. This is effected by means ofplates having ears which are connected orsecured to the bottom of thebody, and plates upon the bars having tongues which pass between theears, and there secured by suitable pivot-pins. Upon the outer ends ofthe bars I I are secured metal ferrule-tips Z l, which have slots oropenings in them on their under sides.

K K represent the clips which secure the body with its bars to thewagon. These clips have upon their upper sides knobs or projec tions,which enter the recesses or openings in the ferrules Z I. These knobshave slots at in them,and through which pass the bolts an, to connectand pivot them together. Above the knobs are rubber blocks to preventrattling. The slots in the knobs allow of an eudwise 8o movement whenthe springs are pressed down. The ends of the plates J and J areslotted, as represented in Fig. 5, and for the same purpose.

One great advantage of the mode of construction herein described is,thatthe body is always kept level longitudinally, whether the weight be inthe center or at either end.

The side bars and springs may be placed upon the outside of the body forheavy wagons, if so desired; but as a general thing this is notpreferable. The tension of the springs may be regulated upon both sidesequally, or. if more weight is to be carried upon one end of the seat,they can readily be adjusted to suit the weight by means of the nuts onthe rods. The inner spring will support the load upon the seat whenlight-freighted; but as the load is increased the outer and heavierspring will assist in carrying the burden. f

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. TheplatesJ J, constructed at their-inner ends and slotted, asdescribed, in combination with the cross-bar F, bars I I, the rods D 'D,and springs surmounted with cap E, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

2. The side bars, I I, having plates J J secured to their inner ends,and provided at their outer ends with recessed ferrule-tips, incombination with the clip K and its slotted bination with theadjusting-rods D D, caps E E, and plates J J upon the side bars, sub- 20stantially as and for the purpose set forth., I z In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in I presence of two witnesses.

ELIAS D. ROTH. Witnesses:

ELZA Simon, 1 FRANK MIOHAUD.

